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Boys Track: Morlocks lead loaded throwing field at WCAL Championships
If you want to get a look at some of the best throwers in the state, the Wayne County Athletic League Championships is the place to be this weekend. The annual conference meet, which will take place Friday and Saturday at Dalton’s McFarren Field, features a host of talented individuals in both the shot put and discus, led by Norwayne’s Dillon Morlock. ...
Dominate Strasburg softball continues postseason run with mercy-rule win over Beallsville
STRASBURG — The domination tour continues for the reigning Division IV state softball champion Strasburg. The No. 1-seeded Tigers easily repeated as a sectional champion Friday, rolling to a 12-0 win stopped after the top of the fifth inning against the Beallsville Blue Devils at Franklin Park. Just how...
'We like tight races': Perry boys 1,600 relay rises again at Federal League Championships
LAKE TWP. — The unbeaten run for GlenOak's girls track and field team would continue. That much was known before the final running event at Friday's Federal League Championships. Figuring out the boys champion wasn't as easy. Numbers still had to be crunched after Perry cleared things up a...
'Exceptional' Olympians have a blast at 37th annual event at Perry High School
PERRY TWP. – All athletes deserve a special day. Seven hundred and fifty of them got their chance to shine at Wakefield Stadium at Perry High School. The 37th annual Exceptional Olympics kicked off Friday morning with a parade of athletes from 22 school districts from Stark, Wayne, Carroll and Summit counties.
Holly Earl's walk-off hit lifts Mapleton softball to sectional title over Dalton
NANKIN — Holly Earl might have just one-upped her twin sister, Heidi, with her walk-off RBI-single to lift the Mapleton softball team to a 5-4 win over Dalton in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday in the Northeast Division III sectional championship game. Mapleton (14-3) moves on to district play at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Norwayne High School against a to-be-determined opponent. ...
Dover softball grabs lead and never looks back in sectional championship vs. Indian Valley
DOVER — Dover combined an outstanding pitching performance by sophomore Kara Lint with some clutch hitting to overpower Indian Valley 8-2 before a large crowd in a Division II sectional championship softball game Friday at sun-splashed Dover City Park. “It was a great team effort — a great day,”...
Yellow Jackets claim outright OCC title
MOUNT VERNON — The Yellow Jackets didn’t feel like sharing. Kayden Packard scattered eight hits over seven innings as Mount Vernon won an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with a 2-1 win over New Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Jackets (19-3, 12-2) swept the home-and-home series from the Quakers...
Davis, Falcons blank Spartans in tournament battle 11-0
ADAMS TOWNSHIP — Laila Davis scored three runs and pitched a five-hitter as Clinton-Massie defeated Valley View 11-0 in five innings Wednesday in a Division II Sectional tournament game. The Falcons (11-12) will face Monroe 5 p.m. today in the second round. “The girls played well,” CM coach Brandon...
SARTA Athlete of the Week April 29-May 5 | Bailee Griffith, Connor Reed win the vote
Bailee Griffith of Louisville is the girls winner and Connor Reed of Perry wins for the boys. Griffith plays softball and received 48.75% of the votes cast. Reed competes in track and field received 39.52% of the votes cast. A total of 1,913 votes were cast overall. Look for more...
Esports: Canton Classics set to compete for Simulation Football League Championship
The Canton Classics are an esports football team in the Simulation Football League. The Classics have 29 players that compete on personal computers in a modified version of the NFL 2K4 video game. The Canton Classics are coached by former NFL center Ray Donaldson. Donaldson reached six Pro Bowls and...
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